Arjai

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Arjai
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Born (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 36)
Other namesPrinz Nitik
OccupationActor

Arjai, previously credited as Prinz Nithik is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has appeared as the antagonist in films including Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) and Massu Engira Masilamani (2015).

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Career

While pursuing his profession as a graphic designer, Prinz Nithik trained under stunt choreographer Pandiyan, and sought to make a career as an actor. [1] Prinz became acquainted with actor Vishal after meeting him at a film function, and the actor had revealed that Prinz would have been an ideal for a villainous role in Pandiya Naadu , but the team had already chosen another actor. [2] Vishal agreed to work with Prinz at a later date, while director Shakti Rajan chose to introduce him as the antagonist in another film Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014), for which he worked closely with a Belgian Shepherd. Vishal later signed him on to appear in Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014), in which he played a similar negative role. [3] Both films won positive reviews and performed well at the box office. [4] In 2015, he portrayed a supporting antagonist in Venkat Prabhu's Massu Engira Masilamani (2015).

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Guna
2014 Naaigal Jaakirathai Arunachalam
2015 Massu Engira Masilamani Mahesh
2015 Paayum Puli Vettu Rajendran's henchman
2016 Bangalore Naatkal Shiva's friend
2016 Theri Chetan's henchman
2017 Yaman Shakthi
2017 Pandigai Victor
2017 Thiri Kishore
2018 Semma Botha Aagathey Ravi
2018 Sandakozhi 2 Pechi's brother-in-law
2019 Ayogya Kaalirajan's brother
2019 Devi 2 VictorBilingual film (Tamil and Telugu)
2019 Thittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam George Britto
2020 Velvet Nagaram Michael
2021 Sulthan Thalaya
2021 Annaatthe Kaalaiyan's friend
2022 Anbarivu Singaram
2022 Theal
2022 Veerapandiyapuram Varathan
2022 Miral Police inspector
2023 Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam
2023Shoot The KuruviKuruvi Rajan [5]
2023 80s Buildup Velan

Web series

YearFilmRoleNetworkRef.
2023 Sengalam Jayaram ZEE5 [6]

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References

  1. "This 'Prinz' wants to be mean". The Times of India.
  2. Suganth, M. "I came into films because of Vishal: Prinz". The Times of India.
  3. "Prinz of darkness". The Hindu. 4 April 2015.
  4. "Prinz, the New Villain in K Town". Archived from the original on 25 April 2014.
  5. "Shoot The Kuruvi movie review: An engaging gangster flick with a lot of potential". The New Indian Express.
  6. "அரசியல் திரில்லராக உருவாகியுள்ள 'செங்களம்' இணையத் தொடர்! - மார்ச் 24 ஆம் தேதி ஜீ5 தளத்தில் வெளியாகிறது". www.cinemainbox.com (in Tamil). 19 March 2023.